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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 30th January 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 30th January 2018

Solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 30th January 2018 question set as it can be beneficial for your Current Affairs Preparation for upcoming IBPS, SSC exams. Read Current Affairs Updates - 30th January 2018 carefully before solving.

Q1. The first Military Exercise between India and Vietnam VINBAX is held at ____ , Madhya
Pradesh .

A]Indore
B]Bhopal
C]Jabalpur
D]Gwalior
E]None of these

Q2.Mobile payments company Paytm and Alibaba Group-owned AGTech Holdings Ltd have recently
formed a joint venture to launch a gaming platform. What is its name ?
A]Gameway
B]Gamepind
C]Gamefield
D]Gogaming
E]None of these

Q3.Name the city where the first ever "Khadi Haat" of India is launched .
A]Gandhinagar
B]Noida
C]Kolkata
D]Ahmedabad
E]New Delhi

Q4.A three-day international bird festival would be held at the Dudhwa National Park in
February. It is situated in which state ?
A]Rajasthan
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Uttarakhand
D]Madhya Pradesh
E]Maharashtra

Q5.Which of the following is the 2nd Cheapest country to live or retire, according to a
recent survey of 112 countries by GoBankingRates ?
A]South Africa
B]US
C]China
D]India
E]Indonesia

Q10.Sauli Niinisto is recently in news. He is the President of ____ .
A]Canada
B]Finland
C]Uruguay
D]Portugal
E]Spain

Q11.Name the country that has recently become the world number 1 T20I side in International
Cricket ?
A]New Zealand
B]Australia
C]Pakistan
D]India
E]Sri Lanka

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. For the first time, armies of India and Vietnam began a six day-long military exercise in
Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, reflecting growing defence ties between the two countries. It is the first military exercise
between the two countries. The exercise, christened 'VINBAX' will continue for six days.

Explanation 2. Mobile payments company Paytm and Alibaba Group-owned AGTech Holdings Ltd have formed a
joint venture to launch Gamepind, a gaming platform aimed at mobile users in India. Gamepind will offer a host of popular
social, casual and sports games with an exclusive rewards programme. The platform will be available as a standalone app and
in the Paytm app.

Explanation 3. Marking the 69th Republic Day celebrations, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have launched the first ever 'Khadi Haat' in the country. The Khadi Haat was
inaugurated by Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh in Connaught Place here in presence of New Delhi Lok Sabha MP
Meenakshi Lekhi, KVIC Chairman V K Saxena, NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar and noted fashion designer Ritu Beri among others.

Explanation 4. A three-day international bird festival would be held at the Dudhwa National Park,
Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in February 2018. Nearly 200 leading ornithologists would attend the festival.

Explanation 5. India is ranked second only to South Africa as the cheapest country to live or retire,
according to a recent survey of 112 countries. The survey by GoBankingRates ranked nations on the bases of four key
affordability metrics provided by online pricing database Numbeo. The metrics are: Local purchasing power index, rent
index, Groceries index, and Consumer price index.

Explanation 6. Asha Bhosle will be awarded with 'Yash Chopra Memorial Award' for her outstanding
contribution to the Hindi film industry. The award will be presented to her on February 16.

Explanation 7. Oxford Dictionaries has chosen ‘Aadhaar’ as the Hindi word of 2017. The word gained
popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well.

Explanation 9. Indian-American Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the
US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, a new organisation set up to enhance business relations between India and the US,
the body said in a statement.

Explanation 10. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto crushed his competition with a landslide election
victory that saw him receiving more than five times as much voter support than his closest challenger.

Explanation 11. Pakistan became the top-ranked T20 side in international cricket after beating New
Zealand in the third and final T20I to claim the three-match series 2-1. This was Pakistan's sixth T20I series win on the
trot.